Movies Like Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit & The Pendulum

If you liked Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit & The Pendulum (2009), a horror movie directed by David DeCoteau, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Wailer (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also horror
On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.
2
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a…
3
The Tingler (1959)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed…
4
Unseen (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also horror
Sam receives a call from Emily, a near blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Can she survive using Sam as her eyes via video call?
5
Siren (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also horror
A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
6
Night of the Demon (1957)
★ 7/10Also horror
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the…
7
Carnival of Souls (1962)
★ 7/10Also horror
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is…
8
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also horror
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
9
Circle (2015)
★ 6/10Also horror
In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two…
10
The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also horror
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…
11
Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
12
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
★ 7.5/10Also horror
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything…
13
Dead of Night (1945)
★ 7.2/10Also horror
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
14
The Invisible Man (1933)
★ 7.5/10Also horror
After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
15
Rent-A-Pal (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother. While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape…
16
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
★ 5.8/10Also horror
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.
17
The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
★ 6.4/10Also horror
A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.
18
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also horror
After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality…
19
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
★ 7.5/10Also horror
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his…
20
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also horror
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.